Saturday, October 10, 2009

Andre Ethier: 3-for-5, 403-foot two-run home run in the third inning, a single short of the cycle.

Vicente Padilla: 7.0 IP, 4H, 0R.

Manny Ramirez: 3-for-5, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs.

Rafael Furcal: 2-for-5, RBI.

Holliday! Celebrate! 2009 Cardinals, meet the 2008 Cubs. The Dodgers overcame their regular-season tormentors (they lost five of seven to the Cards) in two strong outings and one incredibly fortunate inning. Now they get a four-day rest while the Rockies and Phillies play snowball in Denver.

Most press coverage will be about CARDINALS LOSE (dodgers win), but don't let that bother you. That's why we're here!

Oh, and kudos to the wise soul at KABC who decided to sync up the radio feed to TBS' picture. It was a real pleasure to win with Vin!

"As far as the Dodgers go, they won't win. In fact, they won't survive the division series. I'll go you one better: Put me down as the Dodgers going three-and-out in the first round. That's my bold prediction. Nearly every year, one September favorite forgets to show up in October. This year, it will be the Dodgers. "

That's funny you said that about testing dude's cred. Sometimes I do that at games. Like at a urinal during the game I'll drop a Flat Breezy reference, or maybe an "Answer Sent" to the guy next to me in the Dodger Dog line while we're watching the shitty Zenith tube. ONE DAY I'm going to run into someone who can play right back. Maybe it's the "Sons" not the "Dozens" we play...

Please tell me someone has done a dissertation on the influence of political and international affairs on the wrestling personas of the 1980s/early 90s. At the same time I was supposed to be mad about the Iran hostage situation, we had Volkov/Iron Shiekh stirring the pot, and I think I fell victim as a kid to the propaganda, eventually swept up in a Sgt. Slaughter pro-USA revelry.

FB, that's hilarious. I myself am prone to march through the crib Bushwackers/Sheepherders style during particularly drunken and/or celebratory evenings. Mrs. Dusty LOVES it, and thinks it's funny EACH and EVERY time! She just can't get enough of my tomfoolery.